murt

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Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Along with the variant mort, from Middle Irish martad, a borrowing from Latin mors (death).

Noun[edit]

murt m (genitive singular muirt, plural muirt)

  1. murder

Verb[edit]

murt (past mhurt, future murtaidh, verbal noun murt or murtadh, past participle murte)

  1. murder, massacre

Derived terms[edit]

Interjection[edit]

murt!

  1. jeez! hell! Jesus Christ!

References[edit]

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “murt”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish مورد (murd), itself from Persian مورد (murd, myrtle).

Noun[edit]

murt (definite accusative murdu, plural murtlar)

  1. myrtle (Myrtus communis)
    Synonym: mersin

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Nominative murt
Definite accusative murdu
Singular Plural
Nominative murt murtlar
Definite accusative murdu murtları
Dative murda murtlara
Locative murtta murtlarda
Ablative murttan murtlardan
Genitive murdun murtların

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